Emma Carpenter

University of California San Francisco

CURRICULUM VITAE
Prepared: 08/25/2015
Name:
Position:

Emma Laura-McCulla Carpenter

Graduate Learner; part time
Master of Science in Dental Hygiene, UCSF

Address:

1062 Hartwick Ave

Turlock, CA 95382
Voice: (209) 620-4919
email: emma.carpenter@ucsf.edu
http://emmalmccullacarpenter.weebly.com

EDUCATION:
2007-2010
2010-2012

University of the Pacific, CA

California State University, Stanislaus

B.S.
post Bach.

Dental Hygiene
Chemistry Minor

LICENSES, CERTIFICATION:
2010
2010
2015

National Board Certification

Registered Dental Hygienist, Dental Board of California, license# 25150 (expires 9/30/15)
CPR Certified (expires 06/17)

PRINCIPAL POSITIONS HELD:

2004-2007
Turlock Dental Care, Turlock CA
2010-Present Turlock Dental Care, Turlock CA

Dental Hygiene Assistant

Registered Dental Hygienist, B.S.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

2009

Deans Honor Roll, University of the Pacific

KEYWORDS/AREAS OF INTEREST:
Dental Hygienists earning advanced degrees, Dental hygienists motivation to continue education at the
doctoral level, Doctorate of Dentistry, why choose a career in dentistry, why earn a PhD, perceptions and
attitudes of a dental hygienist who pursue a doctoral degree in dentistry than in another discipline
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
CLINICAL
2004-2007

Turlock Dental Care, Turlock CA

Dental Hygiene Assistant

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2009-2010
University of the Pacific, Stockton
2010-Present Turlock Dental Care, Turlock CA

Student Clinician
Registered Dental Hygienist

SUMMARY OF CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

Registered Dental Hygienist, Private Practice: I have worked 4 days a week for the past 5 years treating a
wide variety of patients and conditions through traditional preventative treatment and conscious sedation
dentistry under direct supervision. My skills include: film and digital radiography, local anesthetic
administration, dental hygiene diagnosis, treatment planning, patient education, periodontal therapy,
nitrous oxide administration, tobacco cessation, oral cancer screening, and nutritional counselling.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Memberships
American Dental Education Association
American Dental Hygienists Association
Service to Professional Organizations
2009-2010
SADHA Representative, University of the Pacific
CDE COURSES ATTENDED
2011, 2013
2012
2013

2012-2014
2014
2014
2015
2015

Invisalign Summit
Advanced Hygiene Training, Advanced Hygiene Concepts
Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings
Hand Hygiene in a Health Care Setting
Nitrous Oxide
Practice Marketing Strategies
Team Training: New Patient Experience, Hygiene Protocol, Hygiene Re-Care and
Reactivation, Phone Communication Training
Community Compassionate Outreach, Compassion Charter, VIP Coaching
Customer Service Training, Ritz Carlton Corporate Trainer
Local Anesthetic Techniques, Onset
Advance Hygiene Techniques

UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE

UNIVERSITY SERVICE
March 2009
May 2009
March 2010

Preschool/Kindergarten Registration Event Lincoln Unified School District, University of

the Pacific, Stockton CA
Health and Wellness Fair Quail Lakes Baptist Church, University of the Pacific, Stockton
CA
Give Kids a Smile Day San Joaquin Dental Society, University of the Pacific, Stockton
CA

PUBLIC SERVICE:
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September, 2010
March 20-28, 2011
March, 2012
June 2013, May 2014
August 2014
May 2015

Free Dental Clinic, Woodland, CA - Tzu Chi Foundation

Dental Missions Trip, Philippines
Christian Medical and Dental Association,
The Pacific CMDA chapter
Oakland, CA, Free Dental Clinic - Remote Area Medical Foundation
Dentistry from the Heart
Day of Free Dental Care, Turlock Dental Care
Project Backpack, Turlock, CA
Oral health care information
Dentistry form the Heart
Day of Free Dental Care, Turlock Dental Care

SUMMARY OF SERVICE ACTIVITIES

While attending the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA I assisted in oral health care screenings of
preschool and kindergarten children at the Lincoln Unified School District registration event. At the same
event I spoke with the students and parents and educated them on the cavity process as well as preventive
home care techniques. I performed more oral hygiene counseling at the Health and Wellness Fair and the
Give Kids a Smile day.
On the dental mission trip to the Philippines, I traveled with one other Registered Dental Hygienists, Five
dentists and fifteen students that were attending the University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry.
We worked in two mobile clinic locations for a total of six days. We provided treatment to over one
thousand locals that have no other means of dental care. I performed gross-debridement therapy and
fluoride applications and assisted by administering local anesthetic.
Dentistry from the Heart is one or two days out of the year that our private practice office sets aside to
perform treatment at no cost to people in Turlock and the surrounding areas that cannot afford to pay for
their dental treatment. They can choose to line up for fillings, extractions, or cleanings, on most occasions
the person ends up getting more than one service done that day. I provide cleanings tailored to the persons
needs, usually gross-debridement and fluoride treatments. I also take x-rays at triage to direct patients to
the oral surgeons for extractions or to the doctors for fillings. We have served over eighty patients, and
that number grows each year that we do the event.
TEACHING and MENTORING
TEACHING
INFORMAL TEACHING:
September
2013-2015

Turlock High School, Transitional Partnership Program

Oral Health Care Standards presentation through power point lecture

TEACHING NARRATIVE
The goal of the Transitional Partnership Program at Turlock High School is to prepare students with
learning disabilities for the working world that comes after high school. At the beginning of the school
year I share with the class the importance of personal and oral hygiene through interactive powerpoint
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presentation. I review oral hygiene home care, show images of the consequences of not caring for your
teeth and tongue, and share how the health of your mouth can affect their overall health.

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MENTORING
2009-2010

University of the Pacific, Dental hygiene Little Sister

MENTORING NARRATIVE
Each second year hygiene student adopts a Little Sister in the first year class. It was my responsibility to
help prepare my little sister mentally to communicate well with her patients as she entered in to clinic. I
also mentored her in instrumentation and was there to answer any tough questions on treatment planning.
EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY COURSES
COMM 027
DHYG 144
DH 202A

Public Speaking
Senior Project II
Curriculum Development and methods of instruction